October 2024: The People's Haunted House 2
- The Peoples' Picturehouse Cork
- Nov 24, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: Aug 16
On October 30th, the People’s Picturehouse welcomed back the spine-tingling Haunted House 2! With a chilling selection of horror shorts, eerie animations, and some hair-raising surprises, the night was a perfect blend of thrills and chills. Where the films are not available online, we suggest getting in contact with the creators if you’d like to view them.
Contrition / Matthew & Roseanne Real
Cast & Crew
Directed and Cinematography: Darren Kelleher
Produced by Darren Kelleher
Starring Matthew Real, Aoife Commons, Elle Keating, Owen Warren, Alma Kickham & Jack Mett
Written by Matthew Real & Roseanne Real
Editing: Arden Rowan
Sound: Aaron O'Keefe
Assistant Camera: James Cullen
BOLT Productions
Adam’s vices relentlessly dismantle his resolve...
The Life and Death of a Home / Dana Kotenko
Cast & Crew
Created By:
Dana Kotenko
Dimitar Stankov
Mykyta Voronoi
Ioana-Casiana Mihalcea
Narrated by Luke Mulcahy
Once vibrant and full of life, the house now sits in quiet decay, its walls cracked and its windows clouded with dust. But within its aging frame, the memories of its former inhabitants still linger. The Life and Death of a Home tells the story of a house that remembers. As the years pass and nature reclaims it, the house reflects on the lives it sheltered—the laughter, the arguments, the quiet moments of solitude. With each creak of its floorboards and whisper of the wind through broken glass, the house becomes a silent storyteller, holding onto the essence of those who have come and gone. It’s a tale of time’s passage and the way places can keep the echoes of the past alive.
Tricks / Conor Hooper
Cast & Crew
Directed by Conor Hooper
Written by RaQuel Harwick
Starring:
Alexandra Fitzhugh
Emma Hall
Savanah Joeckel
A young call girl is forced to take on her first client. The other girls think she can make a killing but does Candy have what it takes to go through with it?
Nightmarathon / Lucas Stan
Cast & Crew
Director and Screenwriter - Benedict Hudson Laursen
Editor and Co-Camera Operator - Lucas Stan
Cinematographer and Storyboards - Brendan Collins
Makeup and Cosmetics - Cliodhna Hanly
Cast:
Issac Byrne: Sam Spillane
Slasher/Bathroom Killer: Benedict Hudson Laursen
Paranormal Ghost: Cliodhna Hanly
Monster: Sebastian Fitzpatrick
Found Footage Demon: Jay Russell
Mysterious Garden Figure: Bartek Sztyber
Issac’s Friend: Dara Clifford
Party Guest (Ghost Killer): Brendan Collins
Party Guest (Clown): Lorena Chierchini
Party Guest (Superhero): George Lynch
Party Guest (Mask): Adam Sullivan
A young man suffers from what is seemingly a series of never-ending nightmares.
Infinite Pantomime / Benjamin Rupprecht
Cast & Crew
Written, Directed and Produced by Benjamin Rupprecht
Starring: Abhainn Harrington, Maggie Donovan, Damian Punch, Caleb Cotter, Ruby Moore, Nicola Higgins & Bjornism
Cinematography: Shane Joyce
First Assistant Director: Darragh O'Flanagan
Second Assistant Director: Tim White
Trainee Assistant Directors: Naoise McGuinness Martha Mourouzidi
First Camera Assistant: Ríonach Hurley
Gaffer: Patrick Lehane
Sound Recordist: Alex Pacino Brady Shane Kelleher
Art Director: Bjornism
MakeUp & Hair Designer: Maeve O'Sullivan
Costume Designers: Elisa Gallo Rosso Ruby Moore
Set Photographer: Nicole Delarge
Composer: Mathias Levy Valensi
Editor: Tim White
Colourist: Shane Joyce
Sound Design & Mixer: Barry Reilly
Trying to escape the madness of the Christmas Pantomime, one of the cast members finds himself trapped in an infinite loop and without any hope for escape from the theatre.
Stingy Jack / Colm Moloney
Cast & Crew
Written and Directed by Colm Moloney
Starring Sean Ahern as 'The Narrator'
Director of Photography: Karolina Winters
Sound: Cian Clesham
The old Irish tale of how the Jack-O-Lantern came to be.
Night Caller / Sean Breathneach
Cast & Crew
Written & Directed by: Sean Breathnach
Starring: Sorcha Fahy
Cinematography: Jass Foley
Score: Gerry Owens
Mask & Weapon: Lisa Zagone
Irish Horror: https://www.youtube.com/@SeanBreathnach
Alone in her house, a woman is haunted by disturbing text messages that suggest something—or someone—is already inside.
Uncanny / Mark Delaney
Cast & Crew
Written & Directed by Mark Delaney
Mark Delaney Films: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkDelaneyFilms
What if you woke up at the entrance to your own house late at night but everything is not as it seems, and you aren’t alone.
Family Tree / Emmett O'Brien
Cast & Crew
Written and Directed by Emmet O'Brien and Nathan Erasmus
Music by David Nelligan
Character designs by Alice Coleman.
Starring Darragh Keating, Aaron O'Neill, Judy Donovan, Brendan Morris, Niamh Kavanagh & Emmet O'Brien
An animation about Seymour, a lonely sycamore tree who becomes excited when a new family moves in to the house on the grounds where he lives.
The Text / David Twomey
Cast & Crew
Written, Directed and Acted by David Twomey
Filmed by Colm O'Connell
Twomey Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@Twomey_productions
A picture that leads to a text that leads to a strange place and fate.
Operation: Emerald / Donal J. Driscoll
Cast & Crew
Directed by Donal J. O'Driscoll
Produced by Donal J. O'Driscoll, Matt Sullivan & Ben Kavanagh
Written by Odhran Roche
Director of Photography: Matt Sullivan
1st AD: Amy Bogue
Makeup & VFX: Meave O'Sullivan
Cast:
Daniel Power
Simon McKeon
Donie Walsh
Jim Robinson
Odhran Roche
Conor Flynn
Ross O'Donoghue
David Horgan
Bolt The Door Films
Ireland, 1944. After the failure of D-Day, German forces have invaded the emerald isle. They expect little resistance from the local population, but they've underestimated the fight in the Irish.
Hammer & The Nail / Barra Convery
Cast & Crew
Directed & Edited by Barra Convery
Cinematography by Daniel Keane
Lighting & Score by Luke Crumlish
Production Design by Kin San Pedro
First Assistant Director Luzia Mueller
Sound Recordist & Designer Oran Roper
Camera Assistants Fintan Geraghty & Harry Bo
Second Assistant Director Kevin O'Grady
Produced by Mark Convery
Cast:
Muir Hogan
Cillian Browne
Vera Kilgallon
John Dog
A pair of estranged siblings reunite at their father’s wake, only to find more than they bargained for in keeping him among the dead….
Nukelear Family/ Samuel Acheson
Cast & Crew
Director: Samuel Acheson
Starring Joshua Uzell, Emma Nestor, Robert Coogan-Ellis, Antoine Curran, Jess Bruen, Namejs Balodis, Sara Sulej & Samuel Acheson
Writers: Kim Acheson, Jessica Bruen, Shivam Sharma & Samuel Acheson
Editors: Kim Acheson & Ailidh Nic Craith
Cinematography: Rónán Ó Conghaile
Assistant Director: Namejs Balodis
Additional Photography: Hrishikesh Babu
Set Decoration: Sara Sulej & Heather Watson
Visual Effects: Kim Acheson
Sound: Martin O’Hara
Costume Design: Jessica Bruen & Heather Watson
Makeup: Jessica Bruen & Heather Watson
A newly-wed couple moves into their dream home, but something off-key is playing on their minds.
Monstr Luv/ Bjørnism
Cast & Crew
Director: Bjornism
Writers: Bjornism & Robin
Starring Bjornism, Robin & Benjamin Rupprecht
Editors: Kim Acheson & Ailidh Nic Craith
Cinematography: Rónán Ó Conghaile
Assistant Director: Namejs Balodis
Additional Photography: Hrishikesh Babu
Set Decoration: Sara Sulej & Heather Watson
Visual Effects: Kim Acheson
Sound: Martin O’Hara
Costume Design: Jessica Bruen & Heather Watson
Makeup: Jessica Bruen & Heather Watson
A down on his luck monster attempts to navigate dating and romance in the digital world.
Follow Me? / Tracy Keating
Cast & Crew
Written & Starring Tracy Keating
Directed & Shot by Darren Kelleher
Additional Cast:
David McSweeney
Aaron O'Keefe
Mike O'Dowd
Owen Warren
Mathew Real
Cian Lehane
Alexander Eydt
Jack Mett
Sam Torres
Victoria Alden
Deirdre Dunlea
Ciara Maria Ni Tuathaigh
Alma Kickham
Karl Buckley
Margaret O'Sullivan
BOLT Productions
Follow me are the words Laura hears night after night. Sweet enticing whispers that seem so familiar. Until one night ..... She Follows.